Phytogenics for better gut health in poultry

Nutritionists, feed manufacturers and producers are searching for alternatives to in-feed antibiotics. So far, no ‘magic bullet’ feed additive has been found. Phytogenics, however, are moving into the spotlight due to their holistic and broad-spectrum efficacy. In food producing animals, antibiotics have been typically used as a prophylaxis and therapy for diseases associated with pathogenic bacteria. In poultry, dysbacteriosis due to general bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine and